Trevon Diggs
No. 7 – Dallas Cowboys | |||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. | September 20, 1998||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | The Avalon School (Wheaton, Maryland) | ||
College: | Alabama (2016–2019) | ||
NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Trevon De'Sean Diggs (born September 20, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Early years
Diggs initially attended Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland. After his sophomore year, he decided to transfer to The Avalon School in Wheaton, Maryland, to follow his football coach Tyree Spinner.[1]
He played defensive back and wide receiver in high school. As a junior, he tallied 78 receptions for 1,008 yards and 15 touchdowns. As a senior, he had 1,269 receiving yards. He was a two-time All-Washington, D.C. Metro selection at receiver. He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.[2]
College career
As a true freshman at Alabama in 2016, Diggs played safety, wide receiver, and was a
As a sophomore in 2017, Diggs switched to
As a junior in 2018, Diggs started the first six games of the season, before being lost for the year with a broken foot he suffered against Arkansas.[7] He finished the year with 20 tackles and an interception.[8]
As a senior in 2019, he started 12 games, while registering 37 tackles, three interceptions (tied for second on the team), eight passes defensed (tied for the team lead) and two fumble recoveries, including a 100-yard touchdown return against Tennessee.[9] He returned an interception for an 84-yard touchdown, recovered two fumbles (one for a touchdown) and had 100-plus combined return yards against Arkansas.[10] He had a career-high 10 tackles against LSU.[11]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | ||||||||
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6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.42 s | ||||||||
All values from NFL Combine[12]
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2020
Diggs was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round (51st overall) of the 2020 NFL draft.[13]
Diggs was named the starter at right cornerback, helping fill the void left by Byron Jones's departure in free agency. In Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks, Diggs forced a fumble on DK Metcalf at the goal line and the ball broke the plane of the endzone and went out of bounds, resulting in a touchback. Diggs was able to force the fumble after Metcalf slowed down and held the ball out with one hand near the goal line.[14] In Week 4 against the
2021
Diggs was named the starter at left cornerback. He scored his first career touchdown off an interception thrown by Eagles quarterback
2022
Diggs registered a career-high 59 combined tackles, adding another 3 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery as the Cowboys finished 12–5 on the season.[citation needed]
2023
On July 25, 2023, Diggs signed a five-year, $97 million contract extension with the Cowboys worth up to $104 million in potential bonuses.[27] On September 21, Diggs tore his ACL during 1-on-1 drills in practice. He was later ruled out for the rest of the season.[28]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2020 | DAL | 12 | 11 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 1.0 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | DAL | 16 | 16 | 52 | 43 | 9 | 0.0 | 11 | 142 | 12.9 | 59 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | DAL | 17 | 17 | 59 | 50 | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
2023 | DAL | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 47 | 46 | 173 | 146 | 27 | 1.0 | 18 | 203 | 11.3 | 59 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
Postseason
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2021 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | DAL | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | DAL | 0 | 0 | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||||
Career | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Diggs has two brothers: Darez (born 1995) and
Diggs's father Aron died in January 2008 at the age of 39 due to congestive heart failure.[33] Trevon has two sons, Aaiden (born 2016) and Chosen (born 2021).[34]
References
- ^ Giannotto, Mark (February 3, 2016). "Avalon WR Trevon Diggs resists Maryland connection and signs with Alabama". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Gallen, Daniel (November 7, 2015). "Trevon Diggs picks Alabama over Maryland". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Trevon Diggs 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Rome, Chandler (August 5, 2017). "Tide's Trevon Diggs puts down roots on defense". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt (August 7, 2017). "Why Alabama is only using Trevon Diggs on defense". AL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Trevon Diggs 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Kaelen (October 10, 2018). "Report: Alabama No. 1 CB Trevon Diggs Out for Season With Broken Foot". SI.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Trevon Diggs 2018Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Stephens, Hannah (October 20, 2019). "WATCH: 100 yard scoop and score by Trevon Diggs". Roll Tide Wire. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Arkansas at Alabama Box Score, October 26, 2019". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "LSU at Alabama Box Score, November 9, 2019". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Trevon Diggs Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks – September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys – October 4th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – November 1st, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ Lenix, Matthew (November 18, 2020). "Roster Churn: Cowboys move Diggs to IR, shuffle PS, prep for Knight". USA Today. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ Henry, Asa (December 19, 2020). "Cowboys roster shuffle: Trevon Diggs activated, two others added to IR". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (September 28, 2021). "Trevon Diggs victimizes Jalen Hurts for Pick 6". AL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (September 30, 2021). "Cowboys' Trevon Diggs wins NFL award for September". AL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (October 6, 2021). "Bengals QB Joe Burrow, Giants QB Daniel Jones lead Players of the Week". NFL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Walker, Patrik (October 18, 2021). "Cowboys' Trevon Diggs explains critical pick-six vs. Patriots, what happened on big-play response by Mac Jones". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Cowboys' Trevon Diggs: Keeps rewriting record book". CBSSports.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (October 18, 2021). "Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs ties NFL record with seven INTs in six games". NFL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs ties Everson Walls' franchise single-season INT record". Dallas News. December 27, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Interceptions Year-by-Year Leaders (since 1940)". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Trevon Diggs signs 5-year extension over $100M". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ Edholm, Eric. "Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs suffers torn ACL in practice, out for remainder of 2023 season". NFL. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Diggs entertaining family today". Duluth News Tribune. November 22, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Casagrande, Michael (May 2, 2019). "How NFL star Stefon Diggs helps Alabama DB younger brother". AL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Walsh, Christopher (October 24, 2019). "The Best Kind of Mistake". Sports Illustrated Alabama Crimson Tide News, Analysis and More. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Mar'Sean Diggs – 2018 Football Roster". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Auerbac, Nicole (August 13, 2014). "Whether family or football, Maryland's Stefon Diggs cherishes what can be lost". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ Sinclair, Matt (October 26, 2021). "Meet Trevon Diggs' Super Special Hype Man: His 4-Year-Old Son, Aaiden!". At The Buzzer. Retrieved January 6, 2022.